Ventures

Ventures

By Viraj AcharyaBusinessEntrepreneurship
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Ventures episodes

  • #29 - Peter Udida: Growing up, Life at University, Relationships & being in his worst slump
    On this episode of I Will Name This Podcast Later I sit down with another good friend, Peter Udida. We chat about life as an international student, growing up in Switzerland and Ireland, his time at university and why he feels like he's in the mother of all slumps in his life, amongst other topics. 
    All the key topics will be timestamped in the description so feel free to jump around. 
    Timestamps
    00:00 - Pre chat 
    00.53 - Intro 
    1:22 - Why he chose his degree 
    2:57 - Enjoying First year & his antics 
    5:42 - Going to school in Ireland  
    8:54 - Is Ireland as bad as everyone says it is and the culture shock
    11:56 - Boarding school in Ireland 
    14:04 - Keeping in touch with friends and living in New York 
    16:25 - Trials and tribulations of an international student 
    17:46 - Doing things at his own pace 
    18.59 - His year in Switzerland 
    23.26 - Being 'Adopted' by a Tibetan family & learning about spirituality 
    24:52 - My expense with Sai Baba in India 
    27:30 - Indian and Nigerian mindset 
    29.41 - Embracing different cultures 
    30:47 - His infamous mountain football trip 
    34:55 - Getting Malaria 
    36:57 - His infamous mountain football trip (continued)
    40:01 - The art of the uni press 
    46:39 - LIVING with another guy in his first year in uni 
    49:45 - His time at Royal Holloway 
    1:01:10 - Real world applications of football 
    1:08:15 - Being a different person in a relationship
    1:12:15 - Getting to see the European football holy grail + football chat 
    1:20:39 - The current downward spiral he's found himself in  
    1:33:40 - Thinking about time travel
    1 hr 37 min
  • #28 - Muhsin Yesilada: TikTok, PhD, Family

    On this episode of I Will Name This Podcast Later I sit down with my good friend, the self-proclaimed Triple OG, Muhsin Yesliada (@muhsin_yesilada). Who happens to be a stand-up comedian, alongside undertaking a Psychology PhD. We dive into his experience on TikTok as a creator, how ignorance got him his PhD and his family background amongst other topics. 

    All the key topics will be timestamped in the description so feel free to jump around.

    Timestamps

    1:17 - Experiences as a TikTok Creator / Youtube creator space

    12.24 - Tiktok

    15.01 - Getting into standup comedy 

    17.01 - His first show and joke 

    20.41 - The biggest surprise of being on stage  

    21.21 - Things he does on stage  

    23.50 - How ignorance got him his PhD 

    31.40 - Khadija Enters the room 

    33.04 - Comparing Heirlooms 

    35.15 - Hunting in the Masi Mara 

    36.22 - Muhsin thinking he's not an Interesting person & random tangents 

    38.12 - What he hates most that professionals use & the different characters we all play in our lives & 

    42.49 - His observations on how I little brother my brother

    47.24 - Why I did Economics as a degree 

    49.29 - Being more interested than interesting 

    52.35 - Muhsin's family background 

    58.48 - Not knowing what it's like to having nothing 

    1:04:16 - His take on playing games 

    1 hr 10 min
  • #27 - Samu Acharya, the first guest!

    We got our first guest on the podcast, my younger brother Samir Acharya!! To be honest, it was the first time we sat down and had a proper conversation in the longest time, chatting about growing up, school, lifestyle changes, work and if he enjoys having me as a brother. 

    56 min
  • #23 - Falling apart

    This past week for me has been my worst since coming back to the UK and it feels like I'm in a downward spiral, falling out of love with the world and not seeing any joy in it amongst other things.


    25 min
  • #22 - Learnings from a year in solitude

    A conversation with myself on my learnings from my time away. It had its ups and downs but in the end, it was one of the most liberating experiences of my life, something that I will cherish for the rest of my life.


    36 min

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